Advancing Evidence-Based Practice Through Program Evaluation: A Practical Guide

Advancing Evidence-Based Practice Through Program Evaluation by Julie Q. Morrison, Anna L. Harms

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Description Advancing Evidence-Based Practice through Program Evaluation will meet the needs of school psychologists and other school-based professionals seeking to use program evaluation approaches to enhance data-based decision making and accountability at a program and systems-level.

Publisher Description

Given the current climate of results-driven accountability, school-based professionals have a significant contribution to make in improving the impact of programs and initiatives through the application of program evaluation methods and tools to inform decision making within a multi-tier system of supports framework. And yet there is currently a dearth of practical resources dedicated to developing school psychologists' competencies in programevaluation.Advancing Evidence-Based Practice through Program Evaluation will meet the needs of school psychologists and other school-based professionals seeking to use program evaluation approaches toenhance data-based decision making and accountability at a program and systems-level. This practical guide provides the most cutting-edge evaluation frameworks, methods, and tools available, with particular emphasis on the rapidly-developing areas of implementation research, evidence-based professional learning, and innovative approaches to communicating evaluation findings. The book will support school professionals in daily practice by enhancing and extending their knowledge and skills inmeasurement, assessment, consultation for systems change and the use of evidence-based interventions for academic and social/behavioral concerns, with a focus on evaluating the implementation and outcomesof school-based programs. The book will also facilitate the professional development of those currently engaged in graduate preparation programs in education, educational leadership, school counseling, and school social work, as well as the university faculty who guide their professional preparation. Finally, school professionals may also use Advancing Evidence-Based Practice through Program Evaluation to develop their professional competencies in implementing new initiatives funded bygrants with clear expectations for program evaluation.

Author Biography

Julie Q. Morrison is an Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Cincinnati. Her research interests include evaluating the effectiveness of universal and targeted interventions to address the academic and behavioral needs of school-age children and youth within a multi-tier system of supports framework. She has more than 20 years of experience as an evaluator of educational initiatives implemented at a state-,regional-, and district-level. Currently, she serves on the Joint Committee on Standards in Educational Evaluation as a liaison member representing the National Association of School Psychologists.Anna Harms is the Evaluation and Research Coordinator for Michigan's Integrated Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MIBLSI). MIBLSI is a statewide initiative designed to support regional educational service agencies, districts, and schools in the development and implementation of evidence-based practices within a multi-tiered delivery system. In her current role, she leads the design and implementation of internal evaluation for MIBLSI. This includes work on threefederally funded grants. She coordinates a team that provides support to local districts and schools around multi-tier systems of support (MTSS) measurement and evaluation, including research projects on universal screening,data-based decision making, and assessment construction and validation.

Details ISBN 0190609109 ISBN-13 9780190609108 Title Advancing Evidence-Based Practice Through Program Evaluation Author Julie Q. Morrison, Anna L. Harms Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 216 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:143010054; About Us

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